Headlines- Iranian authorities have publicly said that the deal with Oman would establish new shipping routes, enabling commercial ships to enter the Persian Gulf via an Iranian-controlled route and depart via an Oman-controlled outbound lane.
- "Any armed attack against any one of the three states shall be regarded as an attack against them all," according to a mutual defense agreement signed in Mecca by the leaders of Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan.
- On Friday, US President Donald Trump received an order to halt constructing a ballroom on the site of the East Wing demolition.
- A shooting at a high school in the Nonthaburi region of Thailand, north of Bangkok, the country's capital, claimed several lives and injured others.
- In response to Rome's similar measures, Spain announced on Friday that it would impose border controls for travelers arriving from Italy.
- Farhad N. was given a life sentence by a German court for murder and attempted murder in connection with the deadly car attack on a Verdi trade union demonstration in Munich in February 2025.
- In a Syrian town with Druze and Christian communities near the capital Damascus, a bomb planted on a minibus exploded on Thursday, leaving at least two dead and thirteen injured.
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May 31, 2019
Ethiopian PM: ‘All of My Intention...
For the past year, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has led Ethiopia through dramatic changes. Entrenched ethnic tensions and complex regional conflicts have posed ongoing challenges to the young leader’s reform agenda, but he remains resolute in his desire to make the most of his time in office